Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-31
LOCAL BREYITIES.

There is bad hole near the crossing O
Twen y first and Q streets.
The first annual ball of the Scandinayiaj
| Social Club will take place tonight q
Jacobs Hail.
The river is now rising rapidly. and i
full of mud. IL marked II feet inch YES
terday afternoon.
! The steamer D. f. Knight came dowr
the river Thursday evening, en- route from
Marysville to the Bay
A heavy fall of snow in the Sierras i.
| interfering somewhat with railroad traffic
-Four snow-plows are at work on the hill
Sacramento Lodge, No. II, Order Of
Hermann's Sons, will hold their first an
nual ball at Turner Hall tomorrow night
W. J. Mathews disappeared from tbs
Eldred House some days since, and so far
no clue to his whereabouts has been ascer-
| tanned.
Two dozen new straw mattresses were
brought to the police station yesterday and
were substituted for the old ones. The
tramps will now roll in luxury.
Mrs. Emma 0. Bush, wife of Ed. N.
Bush, formerly of this city, died in San
francisco Yesterday morning. She will be
buried at Martinez at 3 P NJ to day.
About II o'clock yesterday morning the
depot presented lively appearance. Four
trains stood on the tracks, and the yard
engines were flying in all directions
Rev. w. G. Merrill will deliver one of his
popular Bible lectures at the Congrega-
tIonal Church tomorrow evening. Sub
Ject Isaac at Gerar; the Old Wells
Cleaned Out"
Sheriff John Butler, of Auburn. was in
the city yesterday, and reported to the
police that Il trusty of the Placer county
prison escaped few days ago. His name
was Mark Sullivan.
a Mrs. Curry, living at Thirty first and
5 streets, is reported to be violently insane.
She had to be chained in order to be kept
from doing harm. She will be examined
by the Commissioners of Lunacy.
The slate at the station-house at midnight
revealed the fact that the officers had
gathered in S. AndrZwski and S. Burns for
disturbing the peace and Ed. MCGEE, ft r
trying to navigate the streets with an over
load of benZine.
Willie Shaw was arrested yesterday en-
suspicion of having entered Charles Sell
myers ice.house and taken about $50 in
com therefrom. He says that he did not
take the money, but that another boy
named Harry Reed stole it. He saw the
Reed boy trying to get silver in exchange
for the gold he had taken
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 440, being the same as
the normal. The highest and low
est temperature was $50 and 80, with fresh
southeriy winds and clear to fair weather.
The total rainfall for the storm lust passed
was 1.27 inches. making 200 for December
and $50 for the season as against $40
inches to an equal date last year.
A wrestling match took place yesterday
at noon in grass plat of the railroad shops.
The contestants were Edward Preston and
another young man named Branson, both
employees of the shops. The purse was $50.
Judges were selected and an immense
crowd gathered. The catch catch can
style seemed to have prevailed. Branson
threw his man first, but afterwards he him
self was rolled over. The referee declared
it a draw.
Ethan Lodge No. 81. 1. o. B. B., has
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: President, B. Wilson; Vice
President, III. Myer; Recording Secretary,
5. Dombrower; Financial Secretary, l..
Solomon; Treasurer, l.. Berk; Warden. r.
Steinman; o. s., G. NJ. Wilson; Trustees
Emil Steinman, A. Elkus, l.. Phillips;
Delegates TO District Grand Lodge, No. A.
A. Elkus, E. Steinman, L. Solomon. ].
Ginsberg, G. Elkus, A. Nathan, S. Gerson.
Ed. E. Leake likes Solano county. In
yesterdays Tribune he said: ION Christ
mas morning we decorated our rooms with
clusters of ripe oranges and festoons of
dates, plucked from the Wolffskill orchards.
in Solano county, and presented to us by
our young friend, William Wolffskill it
was Christmas offering we heartily ap-
preciated, ard for which we tender our
profound thanks. Just think of it Ripe
oranges and dates at Christmas tide; and
this in Solano county, and we live in 1t.
Truly we ought to thank God for such an
inestimable privilege"
To-day will be the fiftieth anniversary of
the ordination as priest of Pope Leo Kill,
and throughout the world generally the
event will be observed in all the Catholic
churches in a fitting manner. Pope Leo
Kill, whose family name is Joachim Vim
cent Raphael Louis Pecci, was born in Car
penetO, Italy, March 9 1910 On Deem
Der 81, 1887, he was ordained priest by
Cardinal Odescalchi. In 1915 he was con-
secrated Bishop of Perugia. In January,
1916, he was advanced to an archbishopric,
and on December 10, 1858, was created a
cardinal. He was elected Pope February
20, 1873.
School Inspector Hayes, of New York,
received a package on Thursday which
proved to be an internal machine. The
matches were lighted on opening the box,